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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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